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70D AGO

Ottawa municipal election set for October 26 with early voting starting October 1

Nominations closed August 21 with 181 candidates certified for the mayoral, council and school board races. Advance voting opens next week.

71D AGO

Metcalfe Realty plans to convert 85 Albert Street office tower to 107 residential units

The Ottawa property firm filed a site plan application to replace commercial suites in the 50-year-old building, citing a 50% vacancy...

71D AGO

Mayoral candidate Leiper pledges to overturn city's five-day office mandate if elected

Leiper said he would push for maximum workplace flexibility for municipal employees and challenge the federal government's...

71D AGO

Ontario expands tariff-relief financing to shield workers and businesses from U.S. duties

The Protect Ontario Financing Program broadens eligibility to cover businesses hit by new 50 per cent U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports,...

71D AGO

Ottawa gets $30 million federal investment to upgrade wastewater treatment resilience

Funding will strengthen the Robert O. Pickard Environmental Centre's electrical systems and prepare it for future expansions as extreme...

71D AGO

Ottawa police investigate two deaths as homicides, call one a femicide

Kesi Fevrier, 27, and Kingsley Nwude, 34, were found dead at separate locations on Saturday. Police say there is no ongoing threat to...

71D AGO

SoundScape Festival transforms Plaza Bridge underpass into immersive music venue

Immersive International brings live concerts, art installations, and creative technology to Ottawa's hidden gem on three dates this fall.

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Queensway Carleton Hospital cuts 101 positions as emergency waits stretch to 17 hours

Workers protested job losses this week, saying staffing shortages are making patient care dangerous and emergency department waits are soaring.

71D AGO

New rTMS treatment for depression now covered by OHIP at The Royal

The Ottawa hospital launches Ontario's only publicly-funded program for treatment-resistant depression using magnetic stimulation.

72D AGO

181 municipal candidates certified for October election; 10 elected by acclamation

Ottawa's nomination period closed Aug. 21 with candidates set for mayor, councillor, and school board trustee races. Advanced voting...

72D AGO

Former city councillor Mathieu Fleury returns to politics as trustee candidate

After four years away, Fleury filed to run for Zone 10 trustee with Ottawa's French public school board, citing his role as a parent.

72D AGO

Bill 33 puts student organizations across Ontario at risk as fees could become optional

Provincial law allows government to make ancillary fees optional, threatening groups that fund newspapers, clubs, and campus services at...